Characteristics of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated from water of the River Ganga, Varanasi, India

Conclusion: This study thus indicates that multiple clones (ribotypes/pulsotypes) of V. cholerae O1 carrying pre-CTXΦ and/or CTXΦ and ctx-negative strains were present in the water of the River Ganga, Varanasi, India.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - October 16, 2015 Category: Microbiology Authors: SS MohaptraCK MantriT BhotraDV Singh Source Type: research